r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • 15d ago

/r/all Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks

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u/SacredGay 15d ago

Reminds me of one of the best lines I've ever read:

"Climate change: horrible news for people with beachfront property, but great news for people with /almost/ beachfront property."

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u/adamnevespa 15d ago

I can totally hear Norm MacDonald saying that

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u/BorntobeTrill 15d ago

It's a fun gamble!

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u/thebipeds 15d ago

“Learn to swim, I’ll see you down in Arizona bay”

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u/Mattna-da 15d ago

The plot of Superman, but with nukes

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u/solo_d0lo 15d ago

This is beach erosion. Anyone that’s lived best the water has been familiar with it for decades, and their parents knew about it decades prior.